Francesca Battistelli’s third studio album, If We’re Honest (Fervent
Records/Word Distribution), debuted at No. 1 on the SoundScan Christian Albums
chart. If We're Honest is the GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award-winning
artist’s third consecutive album
to reach the top spot on the chart.

During the
release’s first week at retail, Battistelli was tapped by FOX News’ FOX & Friends to perform the album’s hit single,
“Write Your Story,” followed by a performance of the album’s “When The Crazy
Kicks In” on FOX’s After the Show Show. She also performed the
aforementioned songs and more from the new albumon a 60-minute “Delivered Live”
special on SiriusXM’s “The Message” and for more than 3,000 people at a KSBJ
Radio event in Houston. She was featured on the cover of the May issue of CCM
Magazine as well as May/June issue of Christian Musician Magazine,
and was recently interviewed or featured by USA Today, The Tennessean,
The Christian Post and multiple radio outlets. She was also featured in
a Family Christian Stores Facebook chat and a Google Hangout with NewReleaseTuesday.com.

The artist
added another feather to her hat May 5 as the American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) awarded her a Christian Music Award for
"Strangely Dim," a top 10 single from Hundred More Years: Deluxe Edition
(Fervent/Word).